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[–] [email protected] 188 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Dude can't build cars that don't fall apart when they get wet, and can't build a truck that doesn't fall apart for uh, existing, and we're supposed to let him stick stuff in our brains?

No, thanks, but no.

[–] vahtos 108 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Let's not forget an important distinction here. This man is not making any of these things, and he isn't capable of making them. But, he is capable of directly and indirectly impacting the people who are capable of making them negatively enough that we get utter failures like the cybertruck.

Don't give him more credit than he deserves.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

Oh for sure: Musk can barely make a shitpost on Twitter, let alone actually do anything else.

But, conversely, he's in a position to dictate culture and policy and direction and that's led to shitty cars and whatever the fuck is going on at Twitter.

Aaaand yes, past performance is not a predictor for future outcomes, but uh, somehow I don't think it's irrelevant either.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Don’t give him more credit than he deserves.

Banks should have listened to this when he wanted a loan to buy twitter.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why are you saying "No, thanks, but no" when you could be saying "FUCK NO! GET OUTTA HERE WITH THE GARBAGE!"

You can even add a jersy accient if you want to be extra fun in your telling elon to fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd prefer a more New Yorker 'HEY! My brain is working fine over here!', personally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

AY! I'M THINKIN' 'ERE!!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or rocket launch pads that don't break the rocket launching/get destroyed on launch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I ignored SpaceX because as far as things go, they're pretty successful. Rockets blowing up and crashing during testing is pretty much just... a thing rockets do.

(And Shotwell is in charge far more than Spaceman Musk.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It's more the issues and failures happen a lot more as soon as musk gets involved. Like the starship launchpad failure

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

we're supposed to let him

He won't ask you.